Daugavpils Fortress
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Daugavpils Fortress is a large 19th-century Russian Empire military fortification complex in Daugavpils, Latvia, notable for its well-preserved bastion-style architecture and historical significance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Daugavpils Fortress canonical | 1 |
| Daugavpils fortress area | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural heritage site
ⓘ
fortress ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
bastion fort
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star fort ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1810 ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 55.883°N 26.510°E ⓘ |
| country | Latvia ⓘ |
| hasCurrentUse |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
museum functions ⓘ residential and institutional premises ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Nicholas Gate
NERFINISHED
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arsenal building ⓘ barracks ⓘ bastion ⓘ casemates ⓘ commandant’s house ⓘ gate ⓘ guardhouse ⓘ moat ⓘ parade ground ⓘ powder magazine ⓘ rampart ⓘ ravelin ⓘ water-lifting tower ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | State protected cultural monument of Latvia ⓘ |
| inception | 1810 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Daugavpils NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Latgale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Eastern European Summer Time
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Eastern European Time ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Daugava River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
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earthworks ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| nearby | Daugavpils city centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
historical significance in Baltic military history
ⓘ
well-preserved bastion-style architecture ⓘ |
| officialLanguageOfLocation | Latvian ⓘ |
| operator | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | western border defenses of the Russian Empire ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
19th century
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Russian Empire period ⓘ |
| usedFor |
garrison
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military defense ⓘ |
| visitorAccess | open to the public ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Daugavpils fortress area